TSM administrators or operators mount and dismount media for manually operated devices. These devices store their media outside of the device, typically on a shelf or in a file cabinet.
Administrators can manage media with Windows Removable Storage Manager
(RSM) or Tivoli Removable Media Manager (TRMM). However, unless device
sharing across storage management applications is required, using a media
manager for stand-alone devices could introduce unjustifiable administrative
overhead.
Task | Required Privilege Class |
---|---|
"Modifying the Status of Manual Device Volumes" | System or Unrestricted Storage |
"Removing Volumes from a Manual Library Device" | System or Unrestricted Storage |
"Returning Volumes to a Manual Library Device" | System or Unrestricted Storage |
"Adding More Volumes to a Manual Library Device" | System or Unrestricted Storage |
Administrators can modify the status of volumes, regardless of the type of device that uses them, by issuing the UPDATE LIBVOLUME command. The command allows administrators to assign a private status to scratch volumes or to assign a scratch status to private volumes. The private volumes cannot be partially-written volumes containing active data.
Administrators can remove volumes from manual devices at any time because the server maintains no volume inventory for manually-operated devices. No checkout processing is required for manual devices.
Administrators can return volumes to manual devices at any time because the server maintains no volume inventory for manual library devices. No checkin processing is required for manual library devices.
See Ensuring Media is Available for the Tape Rotation.